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Close Shaves II: Electric Boogaloo

Chaia Milstein — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:42:35 -0500

Welcome to the second installment of Team Guinea Pig's depilation product reviews!

Beauty: Close Shaves

Chaia Milstein — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:06:05 -0500

I wax, and my waxer always yells at me not to shave in between appointments because she says it makes subsequent waxings hurt worse;

I Thought I Knew Beauty, Then I Got a Bladder Infection

Chaia Milstein — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:54:52 -0500

Saturday night and I started pissing blood every 15 minutes, dressed beyond the nines at the Femme Conference performances. There were hotties everywhere.

Femme Conference

Chaia Milstein — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:36:48 -0500

"They won't take you seriously," my mother told me when I was a child, over and over, whenever I expressed interest in cosmetics, hair styling, fashion, anything typically feminine.

Skintermission

Chaia Milstein — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:12:30 -0500

While I'm coordinating product review samples with Team Guinea Pig and prepping for the Femme Conference, please enjoy this super-cursory overview of various ways to de-fuzz. Like pizza toppings, they are all a matter of taste.

The Hair and Then

Chaia Milstein — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:11:36 -0500

I was hoping someone had written the definitive exploration of cultural attitudes toward body hair through the ages so I could summarize it for you here, but no dice.

All-Over Sunblock

Chaia Milstein — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:44:40 -0500

Butter up, buttercups! And don't forget to get help for that hard-to-reach spot in the middle of your back, unless you are one of those super-flexible people. In which case, you might want to think about charging admission for that.

Face First into the Sun

Chaia Milstein — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:13:34 -0500

Hey, children of the '80s: Remember Zinka? Amazingly, it's still around. Its primary ingredient is zinc oxide, and it comes in seven day-glo colors that are both a) tubular and b) awesome.